Import/export HS code 292241: Lysine and its esters; salts

Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 33,233,816
China 30,641,947
Germany 10,497,547
India 4,555,900
Indonesia 4,332,619

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 19,783,133 13,450,683 -6,332,450
China 15,928,720 14,713,227 -1,215,493
Germany 6,368,792 4,128,755 -2,240,037
India 3,980,620 575,280 -3,405,340
Indonesia 2,099,813 2,232,806 +132,993
Switzerland 1,552,469 2,473,018 +920,549
France 2,623,208 457,398 -2,165,810
South Korea 426,160 881,133 +454,973
Brazil 464,090 626,769 +162,679
Norway 768,402 121,492 -646,910

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 44,246,326
United States 15,737,421
Germany 9,651,095
Indonesia 5,066,293
India 4,471,007

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 22,498,179 21,748,147 -750,032
United States 9,780,728 5,956,693 -3,824,035
Germany 6,653,162 2,997,933 -3,655,229
Indonesia 2,135,386 2,930,907 +795,521
India 3,892,077 578,930 -3,313,147
France 3,328,237 708,663 -2,619,574
South Korea 1,335,054 2,121,195 +786,141
Brazil 472,763 654,216 +181,453
Singapore 0 246,247 +246,247
Spain 98,241 27,797 -70,444

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Greater Manchester 5
Inner London - West 5
North Yorkshire 5
Cheshire 4

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
North Yorkshire 4 2 -2
Cheshire 3 4 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,262,434
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,580,171
Other 14,392,284
Air transport 790,286
Road transport 338,535

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,901,975 24,360,459 -3,541,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,487,815 12,092,356 -5,395,459
Other 10,474,539 3,917,745 -6,556,794
Air transport 215,086 575,200 +360,114
Road transport 1,811 336,724 +334,913

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,519,787
000 14,392,284
Felixstowe 13,909,084
London 10,208,421
London Gateway Port 7,354,065

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 9,985,356 10,534,431 +549,075
000 10,474,539 3,917,745 -6,556,794
Felixstowe 7,511,800 6,397,284 -1,114,516
London 6,117,757 4,090,664 -2,027,093
London Gateway Port 5,030,130 2,323,935 -2,706,195
Belfast Port 2,520,355 3,540,233 +1,019,878
Southampton 3,565,504 1,935,758 -1,629,746
Liverpool Docks 2,203,471 2,689,261 +485,790
Killingholme 680,181 2,137,001 +1,456,820
Dover 2,185,483 423,556 -1,761,927

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of food products 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 16
2025-10 14
2025-09 14
2025-08 18

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 28
1m-15m 18
Other 8
15m-54m 6
0-1m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 3,709,812
Netherlands 261,019
United States 131,248
France 91,871
Denmark 77,400

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 2,269,083 1,440,729 -828,354
Netherlands 87,999 173,020 +85,021
United States 16,617 114,631 +98,014
France 82,987 8,884 -74,103
Denmark 52,650 24,750 -27,900
Hungary 30,017 47,328 +17,311
Poland 32,759 36,004 +3,245
Belgium 68,082 0 -68,082
Austria 16,256 44,466 +28,210
Malta 38,441 0 -38,441

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 1,882,897
China 1,489,754
Netherlands 128,464
France 3,799
Belgium 1,491

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 1,118,286 764,611 -353,675
China 838,459 651,295 -187,164
Netherlands 120,451 8,013 -112,438
France 3,799 0 -3,799
Belgium 1,491 0 -1,491
Germany 665 0 -665

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 3,507,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 822,400
Air transport 293,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,741

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 2,083,151 1,423,919 -659,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 505,603 316,797 -188,806
Air transport 98,375 195,590 +97,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,095 8,646 -88,449

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,507,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,467
Holyhead 135,050
London Heathrow Airport 128,899
Immingham Docks 122,641

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 2,083,151 1,423,919 -659,232
Dover / Eurotunnel 226,680 223,787 -2,893
Holyhead 127,814 7,236 -120,578
London Heathrow Airport 20,967 107,932 +86,965
Immingham Docks 122,641 0 -122,641
ZLC 60,068 35,138 -24,930
Fishguard 52,477 8,627 -43,850
Manchester Airport 8,559 36,348 +27,789
Heysham 42,519 0 -42,519
Felixstowe 0 40,025 +40,025

Quick facts

HS code: 292241

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Amino acid used in food supplements and animal feed